Conferences
17–24 March 2013, from Ft. Lauderdale, FL, USA
Infectious Disease Review
Statement of Purpose: The purpose of this CME activity is to outline the management of infectious challenges in clinical practice including emerging infections and antibiotic/preventive choices.
Following attendance at this educational activity, participants should be able to:
- Define risk factors for complicated UTIs
- Discuss the new vaccination recommendations for 2011
- Outline the CDC prevention guidelines for STDs
- Discuss the increasing need for antiviral agents in the US today
- Recognize the increasing significance of fungal infections
- Outline three options for treating GAS carriers
- Describe emerging resistance to problem pathogens
- Summarize the guidelines for managing community-acquired pneumonia
- Review the history of MRSA
- List the characteristics of MRSA, the new C diff strain and SARS